E-Service Quality: A Meta-Analytic Review
Markus Blut,
Nivriti Chowdhry,
Vikas Mittal and
Christian Brock
Journal of Retailing, 2015, vol. 91, issue 4, 679-700
Abstract:
The dominance of the internet as a shopping and distribution channel also necessitates an understanding of e-service quality. Using means-ends-chain theory, we develop a conceptual framework to understand the different models and the associated multiple measures that have been developed to examine this construct. We test the measures empirically using meta-analytic techniques. We also summarize the impact of e-service quality on key outcomes—customer satisfaction, repurchase intentions, and word-of-mouth, as well as the moderating impact of three contextual factors: country culture, regulatory environment, and industry context. Results indicate that e-service quality has four underlying dimensions (website design, fulfilment, customer service, and security/privacy) though their relevance for overall e-service quality is moderated by country-specific (uncertainty avoidance, masculinity, power distance, individualism), regulatory environment-specific (financial secrecy, rule of law), and industry-specific (services/goods, retailing/banking) factors as well as research-design factors.
Keywords: E-service quality; Marketing channels; Meta-analysis; Measurement; Research design; Contingency factors (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jretai.2015.05.004
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